Vanished Light Reappears

After Chen Chuan and Xu Mutang emerged from the main hall, they found that the sky was no longer murky and pitch-black. Instead, it had turned bright and clear, even carrying a sense of burgeoning life.

Chen Chuan glanced up and saw a Great Sun rising in the east. This was no illusion, but a real sight. This place had been shrouded in abnormalities and rituals all year round, which was why it had remained gloomy and dim.

The crux of the matter was likely Emperor Ying and that Non-Action Profound Scholar. Emperor Ying had vanished, and that person's pursuit had likely come to an end as well. With the divine master gone, the rituals here naturally began to dissipate.

Xu Mutang saw the sight too, and his heart suddenly opened up. He had spent most of the night in this sinister place and had even suffered contamination, so he had inevitably felt stifled and miserable. Now, facing the rising morning sun, all the pent-up gloom in his chest dispersed at once.

Just then, a faint sound came from nearby. A black dog almost as large as a lion or tiger came running over. Its fur gleamed like satin. Though it merely looked larger than an ordinary dog, Chen Chuan could tell at a glance that it was a modified creature.

When the black dog reached Xu Mutang, it immediately crowded up to him, jumping and rubbing against him. Xu Mutang stroked the big dog's head and said, "His name is Xiao Ye. Part of my own Mutated Tissue was implanted into his body. He has always been clever and dependable, understands human speech, and is no slouch in a fight."

The black dog seemed to truly understand that its master was praising it. It immediately barked happily a few